Fountain mop



NOV. 15, 1932. E ALLEN 1,888,061

FOUNTAlNA MOP Filed May 5, 1930 VINI/ENTER.

ATTORNEY Patented Nov. 15, 193

i UNITED vs'rNlEs EENEs'I' EDGAR ALLEN, oEsAN ERANcIsoo, ci'aLIroENIAk p vroUNTAIN Mor Appiieation med may 3, 1930. seran No. 449,463..

This invention relates to mops, and particularly to the type adapted to be irrigated or supplied with a supply of iowing liquid while the mop is in' use. This type of mop' is especially valuable for cleaning Vautomobiles,bath tubs, hoppers, lavatory bowls and the like. i

One of the objects of this invention is to provide a mop which may be irrigated while in use; other objects are to provide a handle for the mop which will supporta hose or a liquid supply line; to provide means to maintain an end ofV a hoseor a nozzle within the kmop member of the mop; to provide inconnection with the handle portion means to prevent the hose from being unintentionally released vfrom the handle but to 'readily and easily bereleasedor insertedat the will ofthe operator; to provide such a structure which.

2Q is simple, economical to manufacture, which requires no mechanical operation, and togen-v erally improve upon devices of the character herein described.

lVith the above mentioned and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel construction and combination of parts hereinafter described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and pointed out in the claims hereto appended; it b eing understood "a that various changes in the form, proportion, size and minor details of construction within the scope of the claims may be resorted to withoutdeparting from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages` of the invention. Y

To more clearly comprehend the invention, reference is Vdirected to the accompanying drawing, wherein VFigure l is a longitudinal side elevation.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal vertical cross section of Fig. l, but showing hose nozzle without section.

Fig. 3 is a cross section on line 3 3 of 45.Figf l. Y

Fig. 4 is a plan view form of mop used.

Referring to the drawing, wherein like reference characters designate corresponding parts*l is a mop portion of any suitable material, preferably absorbent, as cotton showing preferred strands forming a mop-lilre body mounted on a supporting member, which is here shown y as 'a bar 2 of intertw-isted strands `of Wire the fiber of the mop preferably beingmounted on the bar bytwisting the fibers between the intertwis'ted wire strands. The bar is bent upon itself to form a U-shaped structure atV the portion mounting the '.mop as `indicated' by the cross section of the mop vportion 3 inFigure 2. (See also Figure 4). This bar 60; y

member Vis preferably made of substantially rigid material, but'may havey a Vrelatively, small degree of spring action soas to relieve the pressure on the wrist of the operator while the mop is being used. The prongs of the U-shaped member extend rearwardly from the mop portion to form the elongated substantially parallel prongsH 4 upon whichv a :hose carrying memberl 5 .is mounted longitudinally of the elongated- 70 prongs 4. The hose carrying member may` bel made of any suitable material, but inthe preferred exemplil'ication is made ofv sheet metal, and isalso substantiallyYU-shaped in transverse cross section, asbest shown in Figure 3, and forms a handle portion "for the brush (see Figure l). The hose `carrier may also be mounted longitudinally between the"- prongs 4 and parallel therewith, but forfreasons hereafter set forth, I prefer to mount k it so that the channel through which theiho'se extends lies to one side `only of the prongs. The member 5 is mounted on the elongated prongs 4 by forming the side edges-thereof;V tightly around the prongs,` as at`6, andfthe35 mounting may be made more secure ,by imf pressing portions of said formedportions into the intertwistedstrandsA of wire, as by` punchings 7. This structure'giyes a rigidity to that portion oftheprongs 4 which are en- '90 closed within the handle, where a degree of resiliency exists in the bar member 4 by rea,- son of the material used therein. The hose 8 which leads to a source of liquid supply, is passedthrough the hose'carrier 5 95 from its rearward end 9 until the discharge` end l0 lies within the absorbent mop portion l, so Vthat the mopportionmay'be irrigated and a constantly fresh'supply of clean liquidfmay be supplied continuously t'o'they mop 100 portion, and thereby the mop portion may be kept clean while the mop is being used for cleansing purposes, as well as furnishing a flushing fluid to carry away dirt or other matter from the surfaces being brushed or cleaned.

llVhile the use offa nozzleon the hose is not essential to the proper and efficient use of the mop, I have in the drawing shown a nozzle 11 mounted on the dischargev end of the hose, but the construction of the nozzle may be of any suitable type, and the particular construction thereof may be optional with the operator, but, for convenience, I prefer a nozzle having a shut off meanswhereby theV liquid flow may be regulated at the mop. In. forming the hose carrier, member 5 around the prongs 4, I preferto formthem inwardly from the outside, as indicated at 12, Fig. 3, becauseV this construction permits of greater space for the hose within the channel of the hosecarrier 5, and prevents constriction of the hose by the walls of thejcarrier. This construction also` provides forv the prongs to form a track on which the hose may rest and prevents the hose from slipping through the bottom opening of the Ushaped carrier (see Fig). Y

Intermediate the mop 1 and the hose carrier 5 are mounted on the bar 2 resilient bumpers 13, which I prefer to mount on the bar by sliding the bar 2 through openings yin the bumpers, as best shown in Fig. 1. These bumpers serve functions of supporting the forward end of the hose so as -to hold the same more fixedly in place and act as a bumper to prevent the forward end of the hose carrier 5 from scratching or marring any polished surface, such as an automobile body,

y and the bumpers also serve to protect the fingers gripping the handle from being injured by rubbing or striking the surface being cleaned.

I have preferred to place myrhose carrying pmember on one side only of the elongated prongs for thereason that it carries the hose into the mop on one side'of the support member 2, and since thereisusually a metal coupling member or a nozzle on the end of the Y hose, the danger of marring a polished surface by striking of metal thereagainst is practi cally eliminated.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new and desired to be protected by Letters Patent is Y l. A- fountain mop attachment for a hose, comprising a hand grip tubular body adapted to receive a length of hose and open longitudinally at one side providing a pair of spaced parallel terminal edges, a mop support member comprising elongated bars mounted along` said terminal edges of the tubular body and extending beyond the end of the-hand grip body portion, and a saturable member mounted on said extended portion,

said tubular portion of the hand grip being positioned on one side only of the said elongated bars.

2. A fountain mop attachment for a hose comprising a hand grip tubular body adapted to receive a length of hose and open longitudinally at one side providing a pair of spaced parallel terminal edges, said body portion being arcuate in transverse cross section to fit a hose, a mop support member comprisingelongated bars mounted valong said terminaledges of the tubular body and extending beyond the end of the hand grip body portion, and a saturable member mounted on said extended portion, said tubular portion of the hand grip being; positioned4 on one side only of the said elongated bars.

3. A fountain mop attachment `for a hose,

comprising a hand grip tubularbod-y adapted to receive alength of hose and open longitudinally at one side providing a pair of spaced parallel terminal edges, said body portion being arcuate in-transverse cross sectionrto fit a hose, a mop support member comprising elongated bars mounted along said terminal edges of the tubular body andex tending beyond theend of the hand grip body portion, and a saturable member mounted on said extended portion, the saidterminal edges of the hose supporting body portion being bent inwardly upon itself providing within thetransverse cross sectionalrarea of the tubular body longitudinal channel portions adapted to receive the endiportion of the elongated., bars of the Vmop support member, whereby the tubular body is positioned on one side only ofthe mop support member.

In testimony whereof I aiix my signature.

- ERNEST EDGAR ALLEN.` 

